WHAT IS THE ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL PIERCERS?

WHAT IS THE APP?

The Association of Professional Piercers (APP) is an international health and safety organization. It is a nonprofit voluntary alliance dedicated to the dissemination of information about body piercing.

Governed by a voluntary elected Board of Directors, the APP is a united group of piercing professionals that freely shares information to help fellow members, piercers, health care professionals, legislators, health inspectors, and the general public get the best and most up-to-date information about body piercing.

THE APP…

Provides a professional association for piercers

Encourages piercers to meet and/or exceed the APP set standards and provides an avenue to show the public that this standard is being met.

Provides piercers, legislators, and the public with support and assistance in drafting appropriate legislation in the industry.

Publishes The Point, a quarterly newsletter dedicated to piercing related news and information for individuals in the industry.

Does not police the piercing industry or piercers. The APP will respond to and resolve complaints against its members, in addition to those falsely claiming membership.

Does not license or certify piercers. Members do receive a certificate of membership which must be renewed every year. Attendees of APP classes receive a seminar certificate.

Does not allow piercings performed at its annual conference, nor does it teach people how to pierce. The APP provides supplemental education to piercers and has a number of Corporate Sponsors who provide basic piercing education.

Does not dictate the piercing technique(s) its Members use, what aftercare they suggest, or what specific piercings they may choose to perform.

The APP logo is the trademark of the Association of Professional Piercers. This brochure is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licesnses/by-nc-nd/3.0/

Informative Brochures

APP Procedure Manual

Get the APP Procedure Manual 2013 Updated Edition!

APP Conference Program

Our 2014 program and Schedule

The Administrator will be away from the office

February 13-February 23 and again from March 20th-23rd. During these time periods phone messages will be forwarded to the appropriate person/committee; or will be returned by the APP clerk but may be delayed. Orders made via the website (by Paypal) will be processed. Emails will be returned but may be significantly delayed. br>

If you are having trouble with your piercing – please contact your piercer, an APP member near you, or email medical@safepiercing.org if a local piercer is not available. br>
If you need to reach an APP Board member – their contact information is listed under the Contact Tab at the top of the home page. br>

If you are Press and need to speak with someone, please contact our Public Relations representative (Miro Hernandez) or the President (Brian Skellie); their contact information can be found on the Contact Page. br>